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noun | verb wafflewaffle1 /ˈwɑfəl/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYwaffle1Origin: 1700-1800 Dutch wafel a thin flat cake, marked with a pattern of deep squares, and usually eaten for breakfast noun | verb wafflewaffle2 verb [intransitive] informal ETYMOLOGYwaffle2Origin: 1600-1700 woff to bark (17-19 centuries), from the sound VERB TABLEwaffle |
Present | I, you, we, they | waffle | | he, she, it | waffles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | waffled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have waffled | | he, she, it | has waffled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had waffled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will waffle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have waffled |
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Present | I | am waffling | | he, she, it | is waffling | | you, we, they | are waffling | Past | I, he, she, it | was waffling | | you, we, they | were waffling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been waffling | | he, she, it | has been waffling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been waffling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be waffling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been waffling |
to avoid making or stating a clear decision or taking an action: waffle on/about/over The mayor can’t keep waffling on this issue. |